A head’s up for those of you who live or work near Gulfport Biloxi International Airport, TSA agents and local law enforcement agencies are holding a training exercise today. The annual improvised explosive device training started this morning at the airport. As part of the exercise, local authorities are responding to the airport as if it is a real call…
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson was on the Coast this morning to talk about the importance of free and fair elections. Watson, who oversees voting in the state, spoke to the Gulf Coast Business Council during its August general membership meeting at the Knight Nonprofit Center. Watson also talked about the Tidelands Trust Fund, which disburses money generated from…
It is National Waffle Day and what better way to kick off the holiday than with chicken and waffles. News 25’s Amelia Strahan is live from Slim Chickens in Biloxi. Categories: Local News, News Tags: National Waffle Day, Slim Chickens
Yet another hot day is anticipated across the central Gulf region today as high pressure remains situated to our north with a general easterly flow aloft across the area. At the surface, a very subtle weakness resides across portions of the region this morning, however, this feature hasn’t been as productive as we’d like in terms of precip generation. That…
Tonight we will see clear skies and warm low temperatures in the low 80s. High pressure continues to be the most dominate feature across the there area. Dangerous heat is expected across the southern six counties through the remainder of the week and into the weekend. Stay hydrated and limit time outdoors during the peak heating hours of the day….
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — It’s all about journey over destination at St. Patrick Catholic High School, where the Fighting Irish break in a whole new attitude with their new head coach Oscar Glasscock. “Well, the biggest thing we have to focus on is doing our job and not being distracted by things from the past here or how last season…
Looking one week ahead, the Miner’s Toy Store in Ocean Springs will be hosting a statue rededication. The original statue outside of Miner’s Toy Store was stolen in 2022. That statue was purchased by Ocean Springs Main Street as a 90th birthday gift in 2015 for Mary-Alice and John Miner, the original owners of the toy store. The rededication will…
This morning, Long Beach dedicated the first-ever Safe Haven Baby Box for the State of Mississippi at the city’s central fire station. The City of Long Beach held a ceremony for the first ever Baby Box in the state of Mississippi, giving struggling mothers another option in their time of need. “The most overwhelming part is the support we have…
The MGCCC Jackson County Fines Art Gallery has announced a new exhibit, opening to the public on Tuesday, August 29th. The exhibit features the works of coastal artist Curtis Jaunsen and will run through September 29th. For anyone interested in talking to Jaunsen, an artist talk will be held during the opening at 12:30. As a little background on…
MGCCC celebrates the start of construction for a new building on the Harrison County Campus. This afternoon, school leaders broke ground on the new STEM building. The groundbreaking for the $25 million facility was held beside the site at Pedestrian Plaza. Once complete, the STEM building will house classrooms and facilities for STEM related classes and programs for MGCCC. Vice…
Memorial Health System in Gulfport has been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association. They’ve been given the Gold Plus Standard for the 2023 ‘Get with the Guidelines’ recognition. They achieved this award in two categories: type 2 diabetes and stroke care. In the past year, Memorial has been able to get their response time to strokes, such as how…
Today has been miserably hot across the area most of our reporting sites are well into triple digit values with heat indices well above 110. Temperatures will slightly cool this evening to the upper 80s. Tonight we will see clear skies and warm low temperatures in the low 80s. High pressure continues to be the most dominate feature across the…
A guardianship clinic was held at Gulfport Circuit Court. Friends of Court and Catholic Charities work together for the ‘Kinship Navigator Program.’ Through this program, volunteer attorneys and Friends of Court are assigned to caregivers who are seeking to claim guardianship over a child. During the clinic, they work through all the paperwork before returning to Judge Alfonso. Catholic Charities…
Happening tomorrow, the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast are hosting an event to test your smarts. A fundraising event called ‘Are you Smarter than a Club Kid’ is being held tomorrow at the MGCCC iMPAC Center at 5:30. It costs $10 for tickets, but is free for anyone ten and under or anyone with a student ID….
Country music legend Marty Stuart is taking a big step forward in his quest to bring the Congress of Country Music to life. The Philadelphia, Mississippi, native has long had a dream of bringing a museum and entertainment venue to his hometown. The first phase, renovating the historic Ellis Theater, is complete. Now, Dolly Parton is adding her superstar status…
Looking ahead to the weekend, Waveland police and community partners are preparing for the 40th annual Night Out. National Night Out is an annual campaign to promote police-community and neighborhood unity. The focus of this 40-year-old event is encourage public safety, community partnerships, and neighborhood involvement in an effort to make residents feel safer and create a more inviting place…
An easterly wave is currently located from Appalachia Bay FL down to the NE’tern Gulf of Mexico. This wave will also get flattened down on its northern end but will help produce a few showers/t-storms mainly over marine areas, but one or two of these could sneak ashore Thursday. This is the only reason for the 20% precip numbers in a…
(GULFPORT, MS) August 23, 2023 — WXXV welcomed a new face to its weekday morning news this week. Reporter Ansley Brent made her debut as the newest member of the “News 25 Today” anchor team alongside co-anchor Grant Chighizola and Chief Meteorologist Rob Knight on Monday. Brent replaces Meggan Gray, who left the news business at the end of July…
Macy’s is opening stores in an unexpected place and the future of AI faces a first big test today. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
With less than two weeks until kick-off, the Golden Eagles have named their starting quarterback for the 2023 season. Clemson transfer Billy Wiles will be accepting the snaps as QB1 for Southern Miss as they welcome Alcorn State to the Rock on September 2nd. Wiles joined the Clemson roster as a walk-on back in 2021 and was put on scholarship…
WXXV had the opportunity to celebrate a local couple’s 70th wedding anniversary. Tony and Jean Ann Petricca have been inseparable for more than 70 years. Meeting for the first time at Tony’s mother funeral, little did Tony know the death of one of the dearest woman he loved would bring him closer to one he’d spend a lifetime with. “I…
An EXCESSIVE HEAT warning is in effect as this OPPRESSIVE summertime pattern continues. An easterly wave is currently located from Appalachia Bay FL down to the NE’tern Gulf of Mexico. This wave will also get flattened down on its northern end but will help produce a few showers/t-storms mainly over marine areas, but one or two of these could sneak ashore…
Temperatures will continue to be hot this evening in the upper 80s before dropping off to a overnight low in the upper 70s. The heat continues to be oppressive across South Mississippi as a heat dome is overhead and over most of the country. This afternoon more areas than not reached the century mark in our northern counties. If you…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Coaching matters for the Harrison Central Red Rebels, who are shaking up the staff in order to shake up the win-loss column. “It’s all about your assistants which I kind of knew that,” said Harrison Central head football coach Tony Myers. “I’ve always known that. But to be in it live and to get the first…